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In 2005, more than 4,500 motorcyclists died in motorcycle crashes nationwide. What’s even scarier, motorcycle crashes were typically more fatal than car crashes. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), an astounding 80 percent of motorcycle crashes resulted in injury or death, compared with 20 percent of car crashes. The Insurance Information Institute calculates that the fatality rate for motorcyclists in 2004 was 4.8 times the rate for passenger car occupants per registered vehicle. In 2005, motorcycles accounted for only 2.4 percent of registered vehicles but accounted for 10.5 percent of total traffic fatalities.

The moral should be clear: If you want to survive those entertaining canyon roads—or city streets—you need to not only control your own machine but also control the situation, which includes other drivers and yes, other motorcyclists.